get your lady warpaint on!

🙂 i practically ordered Murphy to be my model for my make up class. I did a 40’s look — I thought she’d be perfect for it, what with her curly hair and big eyes.. and nice lips. And I was right.

PS. She rocked the cherry print dress. Yey.

hello little lady!

this is her before the lady warpaint:

Close up shot of her lashes – I got these falsies from The Face Shop for about 115php.
I didn’t put eyeshadow on her. I was short on time, so to add depth, I just used the darkest shade on my kryolan palette (which, by the way, was really worth the moolah i forked out . five shades of foundation with buildable coverage. you get shades for contouring, highlighting and mixing the exact skin tone.and it. stays. put.)

Hihi. Very amateurish pa, but I enjoyed dolling her up.

More pics:

before the lipstick (which took me a long time to apply. my hands are so shaky!)

i think she’s getting tired of hamming it up for her ate…

PPS
tarantula eyes! tarantula eyess!

Products used:

–kryolan ultrafoundation -i used 3 shades. the lightest one for highlighting, the darkest one for her eyelids. the next lightest as a highlight foundation (middle of face) and the medium color for the rest.

–laura mercier secret concealer

–laura mercier secret brightening powder

–MAC studiofix in nc45

–coastal scents contour palette – used the dark brown for contouring, the lightest for extra highlighting, the lighter pink as a blush.

Thanks to this youtube video I found, I managed to recreate a 20’s eye without shelling out for spirit gum, brow wax and brow sealer (which adds up to a whopping 2,000 php).

Look:

Materials used:

Glu-Stik

Laura Mercier Secret Concealer

Fanny Serrano Concealer in Sand (as a foundation)

The Balm Concealer

Revlon black eyeliner

Artdeco Eyeliner , Dark Brown

Coastal Scents Neutral Palette

I didn’t get to take how-to pictures as this was a spur of the moment thing, but let me try to break down the process for ya:

1. cleanse, tone, moisturize. let dry.

2. with a glustick, apply..no, smear 2 coats of glue on your eyebrows. Video on this can be found here . Let dry. Be patient, as a dry, fully covered brow is crucial.

3. apply concealer in a patting motion. don’t wipe it on, as it might rub off the glue. Cover it completely, and b lend with the surrounding areas of the skin. My Laura Mercier concealer has an orange tinge to it, so it cancelled out the bluish black mark of my brows.

4.apply a foundation over the brows and your face.

5.draw a thin, curved brow above your natural eyebrows. here i followed my natural brow, as it was easier. I suggest marking the ends and the arch with a brow to ensure you get an even curve.

6.Apply foundation a shade darker on your eyelid, to add natural depth. Then I applied a coppery brown eyeshadow and a black eyeshadow on my lids. Check out the pictures for placement guides.

7. line eyes all around. apply mascara. I believe false eyelashes would look great here. I would probably apply black wax to the ends to produce a beaded effect.

8. apply foundation all over lips.

8. draw a small, pouty mouth with a lipliner. fill in with a red lippy ( i used a brownish pink one here tho)

It’s pretty easy. I only made up half of my face as I got sleepy already. Took me about 20 minutes, tops.

Hope you liked it!

I’d pair it with a beaded and fringed black dress, heels and a happy shimmy 😀

they have arrived!!
I bought these 5 Bobbi Brown face brushes online over the weekend.

I got the blush, blender, foundation and powder brush. They have such a nice feel to them. I can’t wait to try them out on my sister tomorrow! We’ll be going for a 40’s look. I have to shop for lashes and a nice lippy later..which reminds me.. I better start looking for inspiration the form of pictures. Roar. Hello pinup girls!

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Just a note — I did the maalox trick on my face today, and I like how it controlled my t-zone. I’m also loving the violet base at The Face Shop. I’ve been having late nights, and my skin’s not in its best form. So any brightening is very much welcome!

-I started by grooming her brows. She’s been experimenting with the shape, and I didn’t really want to take away that much, so I just brushed up the hairs and trimmed ’em (asian eyebrows =longish hairs that grow downward). After that, I mixed up some foundation, matching it with the skin color of her neck, and evened out her complexion with some concealer as well. I did a little contouring, but nothing major, as I’m keeping it light.

Gave her a tad bit of color on her cheeks using Lancome…I forgot the shade. It’s a dusty pinkish blush. I really need to get more blushes…
Then I used my neutral palette — a dark brown and the ivory pan, to create a simple look. Lined her eyes with FS black gel eyeliner. We skipped the mascara on this one.

Final results– a clean and fresh look. I think we both love her new ‘brows!

This is a lot better than my early eyeshadow attempts. It’s not great yet, but I’m sure I’ll get there eventually! I’ve been practicing and practicing 🙂
This is a simple look I wouldn’t mind wearing myself.

Vanessa said this was a huge improvement over my first look on her… in her own words, my attempted smokey eye made her look like” sinapak sya” (someone socked her in the eye).

She had a pretty even complexion, so I didn’t have much trouble there. I just mixed some liquid foundation to match the color of her neck, and we were good to go. I did a little contouring, but probably not enough for it to withstand the camera’s flash. jajaja

Product Comments:
-NYC Matte bronzer is my least expensive go-to bronzer. I use it so much that in 3 month’s time, I’ve already hit the pan part. I’m going to miss this when it’s used up!

-Monistat Anti-Chafing Gel is also my least expensive primer. It works for me because it makes the foundation glide on. I don’t really notice it controlling shine or oil though!

-Shu Uemura Hard Pencil 9 – my partner for life. It makes for such a natural looking brow! And the pencil is quite long. I got mine for about 1300php, but no regrets because with this much product, I’m set for a year or two. I plan to buy another pencil, this time in the Seal Brown shade.

-MAC Hyper Real in Extra Light – this was recommended to me as a highlighter. I’m not that impressed (thank god it was just a freebie!) . For one thing, it has shimmer , so it won’t really face up well with the camera. Another is, it barely shows up.

-the Coastal Scents Neutral Palette – I really appreciate having this palette around. I’m a big fan of neutrals, so I don’t regret getting this at all. The color payoff on some is weak and chalky, but there are more good colors than bad, so for it’s relatively low price, I’m satisfied.